Shade and curtain bracket



R. J. BROWN.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET- APPLICATION FILED SEPT-14,!9l8.

1,306,099. Patented June 10, 1919.

HJBrozzm @Hiozmm ROBERT BROWN, OF SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.

WINDOW SHADE AND CURTAIN BRACKET.

smuwm Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted June 10, 1913,

Application filed September 14, 1918. 7 Serial No. 254,046.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT J. BROWN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Sangamon and State of Illinois, have invented certaln new and useful Improvements in Window Shade and Curtain Brackets, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to curtain and shade brackets and more particularly to brackets of that class designed to engage the outside edges of a window frame and be supported thereby without the necessity of using nails or screws to attach the bracket to the frame.

One object of the invention is to provide a very simply made, chea and effective bracket of this character wherein the window shade supports are readily adjustable toward or from each other and a further object is to provide a coil spring extending between the brackets and assisting in holding them in position, this spring also acting as the supporting rod for the'window curtain and another object in this con-' nection is to provide means for engaging this spring which will permit the ready detachment of the spring from one or the other of the brackets.

Other objects will appear in the course of the following description.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a window frame with my improved brackets applied thereto; and

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the brackets.

Referring to these figures it will be seen that my bracket comprises what may be termed a base plate 10 which is of sheet metal. The corners of this base plate are out to provide tongues 11 which are bent over to form eyes. A single length of wire is bent into an elongated U-shape and the legs 12 thus formed are bent at right angles as at 13, then rebent upon themselves as at 14, the extremities of the legs being formed to provide the pointed hooks 15. The portions 14 are engaged by the tongues 11 so that thus the portions 14 are held in engagement with the plate 10. The outer extremity of the plate 10 is angularly bent as at 16 between the portions 14 and perforated as at 17 for the passage of a tack or brad. The eyes'formed by the tongues 11 space the portions 14: from the outer face of the plate 10.

Slidably. mounted upon' the portions 14:

is a sheet metal plate 18' the extremities of which are bent to form beads 19 engaging the portions 14:,the middle of the plate being outwardly bent to form I a shade bracket 20. One of these brackets is formed with a plain perforation for the reception of the round trunnion at one end of the shade roller A while the other bracket shown in Fig. 2 is formed with the usual slot 21 to receive the many sided trunnion of the roller. t

The middle portion of the U-shaped wire is straight as at 22 and disposed parallel to the face of the plate 10, but atja distance therefrom depending upon the length of the portions 12. Mounted upon this portion 22 is a spring engaging device comprising 'a small sheet metal plate 23 so cut as to provide a finger piece 24L and beads 25 embracing the portion 22 so that the plate 23 has a swinging motion upon the portion 22. The opposite end of the plate is cut out to provide a hook 26 with which eyes formed on the ends of a coil contractile spring 27 are engaged. This spring is designed to support the window curtain in an obvious manner.

In the practical use of this device the brackets are disposed on each side of the window casing B and the prongs or hooks 15 are forced into the wood of the window casing and preferably a tack or brad is disposed through the perforation 17. After adjusting the shade roller brackets 20 the shade roller is mounted therein and if it be desired to support a curtain the spring 27 is threaded through a hem on the curtain and then engaged with the hooks 26. This spring not only acts to support the curtain but it also acts to urge the brackets toward each other and urge the outer ends of the portions 12 of the brackets toward each other thus forcing the base of the bracket flat against the window frame. The shade brackets may of course be adjusted toward or from each other to suit the length of the shade roller. Inasmuch as the sprin 27 is an expansion spring the pair of braekets may be used with a window of any width. By providing the pivoted members 23 the spring may be read-- ily detached without the necessity of drawing the spring outward by handin order to disconnect it from the hook 26. This device permits shades and curtains to be mounted upon window casings without defacing the window frame. It is "obvious that it may be made in attractive forms and of a more or less,ornamental'character.

What I claim is: p

1. A shade and curtain bracket consisting of a single length of wire bent to provide a midd'le straight portion. and approximately parallel legs, the extremities of thelegsb-eing bent to .formsharp pointed hooks; their extended longitudinally, then rebent uponzthemselves in-approximate parallel relation,.then angularly bentoutward, a base plate ,having eyes through which said longitudinallyextendedportions ofrthe wire pass, the base \plate having a flange at one end perforated (for the passage .of attaching nail, a window shadeibracket having aibase plate havingkits extremities formed :to provide beadsengaging wlithrthe firstnamed longitudinally extending portions .of the legs and \slidable therealong, a coiled contractile spring designed to support a curtain and opera-tive'lye engaged with the extremity of the straight portion ofthe'fbraeket.

2. A shade and curtain bracket consist- Gopiesbi this patent may' be obtained for:five.cents each, byraddressing the Com ing of a single length of wire bent to provide a middle straight portion and approximately parallel legs, the extremitles of the legs being bent to form sharp pointed hooksythen extended longitudinally, then rebent upon themselves in approximate parallel relation, then angularly bent outward, a base plate having eyes through which said longitudinally extended portions of the wire pass, the base plate-having a flange at one end perforated for-the passage .of an attaching inail; a window shade bracket having a base plate-having its extremities formed to "provide 1 bea'ds engaging with the first named longitudinally extending portions .of the legs-land slidable :therealong, a .coiled' contractile spring designed to support ialcurtain .and a plate swingingly connected ,to IllBl straight middle portion of vthe wire and-formed to provide a finger ,piece and a-hook, engaging the spring.

, ,Intestimony whereof I hereunto aflix my FRANK PoJHA-n, .M. F. R'OMINGER.

missioner 1 of :Patents,

Washington, 1D. (1. 

